Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Punch \Punch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Punching}.] [From {Punch}, n., a tool; cf. F.
   poin[,c]onner.]
   To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a
   blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.

   {Punching machine}, or {Punching press}, a machine tool for
      punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also
      {punch press}.

Punch \Punch\, n. [Abbrev, fr. punchinello.]
   The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.

   {Punch and Judy}, a puppet show in which a comical little
      hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in
      altercation with his wife Judy.

Punch \Punch\, n. [Prov. E. Cf. {Punchy}.]
   1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.

            I . . . did hear them call their fat child punch,
            which pleased me mightily, that word being become a
            word of common use for all that is thick and short.
                                                  --Pepys.

   2. One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the
      Suffolk punch.

Punch \Punch\, v. t. [OE. punchen, perhaps the same word as E.
   punish: or cf. E. bunch.]
   To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of
   a stick or the elbow.

Punch \Punch\, n. [Abbrev. fr. puncheon.]
   1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for
      different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for
      perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances,
      or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for
      buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.

   2. (Pile Driving) An extension piece applied to the top of a
      pile; a dolly.

   3. A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

   {Bell punch}. See under {Bell}.

   {Belt punch} (Mach.), a punch, or punch pliers, for making
      holes for lacings in the ends of driving belts.

   {Punch press}. See {Punching machine}, under {Punch}, v. i.
      

   {Punch pliers}, pliers having a tubular, sharp-edged steel
      punch attached to one of the jaws, for perforating
      leather, paper, and the like.

Punch \Punch\, n.
   A thrust or blow. [Colloq.]

Punch \Punch\, n. [Hind. p[=a]nch five, Skr. pa?can. So called
   because composed of five ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack,
   spice, water, and lemon juice. See {Five}.]
   A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or
   milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; --
   specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum
   punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.

Source : WordNet®

punch
     n 1: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
          nose" [syn: {clout}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}]
     2: an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared
        for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
     3: a tool for making (usually circular) holes [syn: {puncher}]

punch
     v 1: deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
          [syn: {plug}]
     2: drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through
        the wall"
     3: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation;
        "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: {perforate}]